SMARTER WAYS TO FIND A JOB
Have you ever heard of STAR approach in an interview?
If you have had a few interviews, you may notice some common ways questions are asked.
It’s because there’s a special interview technique being used.
I’ll also provide you with both sample questions and answers.
Plus, because I am enormously kind, I’m going to give you a ninja tip that will put you ahead of most people in interviews! [click to continue…]
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Are you applying for an Australian Government job but struggling to write your selection criteria?
If you are, then you’re not alone!
Even the most senior people within the public sector also struggle to do this.
They even seek out professional help.
So, I’m going to give you 3 tips to increase your chances for an interview!
Ready to dive in? [click to continue…]
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Are you ready for a career change?
But unsure about where or how to start?
It can be really helpful to construct a career change resume.
The process of doing this can help you identify your transferable skills, and how you can position yourself in a powerful way for your next career move.
Now, it’s easier to write a resume if you know what you want or if you’re going for a similar job.
But if you want to pivot – if you want to do something different or to highlight what you can bring from one area to another, a lot of people really struggle with that.
And I’m going to give you an example of a career change resume that’s worked for one of my clients! [click to continue…]
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Are you one of those people who’s struggling to write your career objective – and end up putting in buzz words on your LinkedIn profile or resume that do not really reflect you?
Is that because you think that’s what you’re supposed to do?
If you write things like you’re a dynamic, team player with 10 years’ experience, you’re actually wasting valuable space on the top section of your resume (and your LinkedIn profile).
A thoughtful and sincere career objective – matched up to the role you want to do, can sell you by itself – without the rest of your resume needing to do as much work.
So let’s banish boring today with my 4-step formula for writing a powerful career objective.
Plus to really make it clear for you, I’m going to give you some real-life examples from my clients.
These are examples that have helped them stand out and win interviews.
I want to talk about, what a career objective is, and what a career objective isn’t.
Because I think there’s a lot of confusion that you might see online or other sources.
A career objective is not all about you.
It is about the value that you can deliver to an employer – with your strengths, skills, and way of working.
A career objective doesn’t have to be bland. You can actually inject a lot of your personality into it!
And a well-written career objective can illustrate some proof points of what you can bring to the role.
The way I use a career objective in the resumes that I develop for my clients is for the recruiter to see at a glance:
Now, let’s dive into my 4-point formula.
This is the same formula that I’ve used time and time again with my clients.
To create a really powerful career objective for a resume:
Write in your objective what your target role is.
Think about what you can bring to that role specifically with the skills, knowledge, or experience that you have.
This is how you can actually add value to your target role – how your skills will benefit your target employer.
This is the demonstration that you can deliver some value to the role and employer.
Each career objective should be written specifically for the role that you’re going to apply for.
They’re not generic.
They should be tailored for a specific role.
And it’s an important first step to get right on your resume!
Now that you know the formula, I will show you some great resume objective examples.
Here are some examples of career objectives where you can see how to pull it all together.
So, to break it down into the 4-step formula:
Step 1: Target role
Experienced Chief Financial Officer ~ Role Target: Challenger Bank
Step 2: Describe the skills
Step 3: Describe the value you can add
Capacity to future-proof challenger banks and drive strategic certainty
Step 4: Provide proof points of your ability to deliver
You can see how all that fits neatly together in a career objective.
That pretty much sells him for the role that he’s aiming for.
And it’s written all around the target role.
For the second example, let’s have a look at the resume career objective of a client who is a Marketing Manager:
And here’s the breakdown:
Step 1: Target role
MARKETING MANAGER
CUSTOMER ACQUISITION MANAGER
Step 2: Describe the skills
My customers all say I’m packed full of energy – always exceeding marketing goals applying curiosity, creativity, and passion.
Step 3: Describe the value
I’m seeking opportunities to apply these skills in start-ups keen to increase their customer base.
Step 4: Provide proof points
So, the career objective encapsulates all four points and sits succinctly at the top of a resume.
It has the wow factor.
And it frames up the way that a recruiter will read that resume.
So that’s my four-step formula and a couple of examples that I hope you’ll be able to apply for yourself.
If you want to know how to fit career objectives into a resume, I suggest you read my blog on Career Change Resume here.
You might also want to check out the video I’ve made about career objectives:
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Ah transferable skills!
You’ll hear this term a lot from people like me if you want to change your career.
You’ll be told to put them on your resume.
This can be really hard as even the experts who tell you to do that, can’t actually give you an effective formula for doing this.
Instead, they’ll say your transferable skills are things like:
To which I say, nooooooo.
This is such blah and bad advice.
If you’re struggling with how to identify your transferable skills to put on your resume, this is your lucky lucky day.
I’m going to give you a 3-step process to unpack your transferable skills.
This will be easy to understand because it comes from real life, from one of my clients “Julia.”
Julia actually wanted to change her career from running her own website design business to becoming a content and copywriter.
But don’t worry! Even though the example is specific to Julia, you’ll still be able to follow this framework for your own situation.
But what I really want you to do is take note of the third step.
Because if you get that right, you’ll stand out above the hundreds of other people that actually don’t do this on their resume.
But before that, I need to tell you first what not to do.
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Do you have an upcoming informational interview?
But just don’t feel ready for it yet?
Then you’re in luck!
I’ve got some tips that will help you make a wonderful impression that will help turn the person you’re sitting in front of into an advocate or a professional friend, and possibly somebody who will:
Because this is ultimately what you want to get from an informational interview.
However, you need to set the meeting up in the right way AND create the right impression.
So here are the 5 big tips that will help you make the most of your meeting.
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